is the son of the Holy See, but the master of black magic

Chapter 24 Selection Ability
The old samurai from an island country is obviously a person who misses his hometown very much. Although he is in North Africa, he built an elegant and quiet house full of Zen.

After a good night's sleep last night, Andy saw all this early the next morning.

Leaning in front of the bedroom lattice window, lowering your head a little, you can see the frightened bird made of bamboo tubes under the window is constantly splashing water back and forth.

Tick-tick, there were bursts of clear sounds.

There is also a beautiful stone lantern not far away, with some cumbersome pictographs carved on it.

Farther away, gravel and moss constitute the path in the yard, with lush green plants on both sides and many dewdrops on it.

Sophisticated, simple and elegant, quiet, in this courtyard, people can calm down naturally.

"This is the power of a transcendent." A voice suddenly appeared from the side.

Andy turned his head and found that the ugly man from last night was sitting in front of a small-leaved boxwood in the corner of the courtyard, constantly trimming the branches and leaves of the green plant.

"It was impossible for these plants to survive on this land, but in the hands of the extraordinary gardener, the impossible became possible."

He said without turning his head, but he obviously didn't understand gardening. He seemed to be moving around with the scissors familiarly. In fact, the poor plant became more and more ugly, and it didn't match the overall style of the garden.

But people are tough, and Andy has no interest in embarrassing the other party.

"Are you ready?" He asked with his head tilted.

The two parties had an agreement last night that he would be allowed to contact Chaofan today, so the reason why the other party came here now is actually self-evident.

"Honestly, there's nothing to prepare."

The ugly man stood up while talking, patted his buttocks, and picked up a black wooden box next to him.

"Semi-transcendents are not like real transcendents, who need cumbersome steps and massive resources to change jobs."

As he said that, he had already stepped into the living room behind the threshold, and Andy also left the bedroom at the same time.

The two finally sat on both sides of a coffee table in the center of the living room.

"What is a real transcendent like? It's actually very simple. Let's take the profession of thief as an example."

The ugly man began to pretend to be sophisticated again in front of Andy, a "foreigner", showing off his tea-making skills, but that technique seemed extremely amateurish.

"If you become a thief, then you will be qualified to learn extraordinary abilities in the three major areas of stealing, stealth, and treasure hunting without any obstacles."

"But if you don't have a job, it will be very difficult to learn those abilities as an ordinary person."

"How difficult is it? Normal people may not be able to learn a basic ability in their lifetime."

"Someone with a little talent can learn it after ten or twenty years of study, and then become what we call a semi-transcendent."

"But it's limited to this. One or two basic abilities are the upper limit of a semi-transcendent. High-level abilities, no matter how hard they try, they will never be able to learn them."

"Because the life essence of a semi-transcendent is very different from that of a real transcendent."

Saying that, seeing Andy's expressionless face, the ugly man smiled slightly and said:
"There is no need to be discouraged. After becoming a semi-transcendent, your illness can definitely be suppressed. Although it won't be long, during this period, we can find a way to make you change your job to become a real transcendent.

"Only in this way can you maximize your talent, otherwise it would be too wasteful."

He said something similar last night.

Andy nodded and expressed his thanks.

Seeing this, the ugly man said again: "For a person as talented as you, according to our estimates, it will take a month at the fastest to learn the basic ability of a certain profession and become a semi-transcendent."

"And, honestly, it's the most optimistic estimate."

Having said that, the middle-aged man with light brown hair gently opened the black wooden box that was placed by his feet before.

Inside the box were long wooden boxes one after another. After placing them neatly on the coffee table, the ugly man carefully opened these wooden boxes one by one.

Some ordinary-looking yellowed sheepskin scrolls appeared before Andy's eyes.

"Ordinary paper cannot be used to record the knowledge of superhumans. This kind of scroll is made from the sheepskin of Kazite magic horn sheep in Eastern Europe. It is very precious."

"But what is more precious is the uniqueness of the scroll."

"Uniqueness?"

"That's right, extraordinary knowledge is not just some written records. It contains special energy. Without the assistance of this special energy, no matter how amazing your talent is, you will never be able to learn to hide the ability in it."

"And this energy will continue to be lost as you study. How many times a scroll can be used to study will depend on the material of the scroll itself and the ability of the scroll scribe."

Similar to the skill book in the game.

thought Andy.

This is one of the reasons why Transcendence is monopolized in today's era. There is no possibility of widespread dissemination, and the learning qualifications for each ability are very precious.

It can be seen from the careful appearance of the ugly man when he showed the scroll.

These scrolls that record special abilities, or these resources, they don't have much inventory.

"The silent footsteps of a thief, the bullet affinity of a gunsmith, the clue tracking of a bounty hunter..."

Seeing that Andy had no doubts, the ugly man began to point to these scrolls, explaining their names and functions in detail, and finally said:

"Choose one, and try to learn it within a month, become a semi-transcendent, let us look at you with admiration."

"I try my best."

Andy said, reaching out and picking up one of them without hesitation.

"Psychic spirit communication?"

The ugly man who picked up the teacup and wanted to moisten his throat was taken aback by this, "What an interesting choice... I mean, you are also talented in the profession of psychic?"

"I've seen a lot of wraiths and ghosts."

Andy answered.

The ugly man let out a sigh, and instantly remembered what Father Matthew had said about the boy's past experience.

Seems to have an unreliable mother?
"Ok."

He then said: "But what needs to be emphasized is that psychics and exorcists are two different professions. Although there are certain similarities, their actual abilities are very different."

"For example, the ability you choose can only be used to communicate with spirit bodies, but not to purify, expel or force them to do anything."

Having said that, the ugly man stopped talking, as if he wanted to persuade Andy to change his mind.

Because in his opinion, this ability is really useless.

Spiritual bodies are not limited to ghost-like monsters. Humans, birds, beasts, and even plants all contain spiritual beings in their bodies.

So, the meaning of astral communication is very clear.

But what's the use of it?
Be an animal language translator?

Or like those witches in the folk, passing messages between humans and spirits, giving bereaved wretches a little useless comfort, and reaping a lot of money?
In the eyes of ugly men, these usages cannot be said to be useless, but impractical.

Not practical for Andy.

It is not lethal, nor can it be used for fighting. It can be used to tame animals and study herbal medicine, but it can have a certain auxiliary effect.

But in Andy's current situation, he couldn't go out at will.

And even if he can go out at will, there are actually no powerful beasts for him to tame in his own country.

As for herbalism?
Who would expect a country where deserts occupy most of its territory to make any profound achievements in the field of herbal medicine?

Lacking the necessary educational resources and knowledge background, no matter how talented you are, thinking about it yourself is half the effort.

Besides, as far as the ugly man knew, Andy didn't seem to have any talent in herbal medicine—he was a bystander during the church assessment.

All in all, the ability to communicate with spirit bodies is not suitable.

But thinking about the situation Andy is currently facing, it seems that learning other abilities will not bring much help at all.

Even their group of senior transcendents couldn't openly fight against the York royal family, so what could a child who hadn't grown up be expected to do?
The ugly man didn't speak.

Not bad.

He thought about it.

The ability of spirit body communication can at least be used to play with birds and beasts.

For the rest of Andy's life, it was more or less a pastime.

"What do you think about finding a place to shelter from the wind?"

he asked afterwards.

(End of this chapter)